Now we're uniting all of those individuals on one council to work together, instead of in an adversarial way".
A spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions said they would not comment on any one council's decision on how to support their tenants through the benefit changes.
"I can't put a name to a single voluntary sector organisation working on the ground," says one council officer working on the Pengegon estate.
"He wooed us in the beginning, but then treated us like an irrelevant part of city government," said one council member, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"There is definitely a feeling that he's not handled this well," said one council member, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The all-Democratic mayor and council were up for re-election this year, and on Election Day the incumbents held onto everything but one council seat.
"It's like professional wrestling," said one council member.
But one council member could not be found.
In addition, one council member, the A.F.L.-C.I.O.
One council member is demanding an immediate resolution opposing it.
One council member, Rebecca Dresser, expressed the majority sentiment during a council session in late 2002.
